Tallinn Maritime Days, July 15-17, 2011

While it is true that Tallinn is on the seashore, its residents would appear to be living with their backs turned to the sea. It is a paradox. The reason for this is probably that during the Soviet era the sea was a closed zone which was not easy to access. The Capital of Culture and Tallinn Maritime Days intend to resolve this paradox and get the people of Tallinn to turn their faces to the sea again – to be aware that we are a maritime city, and study how the sea shapes our identity.

2011 will be a major step forward in this. Besides the Maritime Days schedule at the Port of Tallinn, the Lennusadam and Peetri harbours, a seaside promenade will open for pedestrians along with the Maritime Museum’s grand exhibition in the Lennusadam seaplane hangars, which are regarded as an architectural marvel and which have been fully renovated by KOKO Architects. In the Capital of Culture year we will also be expecting the Krusenstern, one of the grandest four-masted sailing ships in the world, to dock in Tallinn.

Source: www.tallinn2011.ee

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